Example sentences of "i do [adv] expect [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The the only job which I told Neil I do not expect him to take is working for waste disposal because he did that , this time last year and before he started he was full of big talk about you make a lot of money and you get a lot of tips at Christmas he found that you do not make a lot of money and you do not get generous tips at Christmas |
| 2 | I believe that the new generation of " 16 bit " machines ( such as the ACT Sirius 1 ) will prove to be well capable of meeting these demands If I may be permitted one small advertisement , I do not expect it to be long before I can fulfil my objective of promoting the use of micros in personnel through the marketing of systems developed specifically for this field . |
| 3 | ‘ Ethel , ’ continued Miss Hardbroom , ‘ just because you happen to be an excellent scholar and one of the most helpful members of my class , I do not expect you to lie your way out of a situation when it has become awkward . |
| 4 | I do not expect you to understand . ’ |
| 5 | I do not expect you to haggle , for example , but an element of bartering over hours and conditions can improve your working life considerably . |
| 6 | I do not expect you to agree with me on everything . |
| 7 | And I do n't expect him to lie down and die under these current aspects . |
| 8 | Mitchell is also an ‘ old soldier ’ at this game but I do n't expect him to make any headlines . |
| 9 | I do n't expect him back until mid-afternoon . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't expect him to , ’ Fernando said solemnly . |
| 11 | ‘ He 's quite good at that , though I do n't expect him to do it again ! ’ |
| 12 | There are rooms booked in the hotel if they want to take the opportunity of visiting relatives but I do n't expect them in Dublin until two days before we play . |
| 13 | I do n't expect them to jack it in . ’ |
| 14 | In any case she had not expected that her role in the assessment would be limited to receiving information back from an EWO : ‘ We did n't ask for it [ the assessment ] — it was the education system who said it should be done — if I accept them into my home I do n't expect them to disappear for twelve months , if they invited themselves in . ’ |
| 15 | When I meet people I like , instead of saying more and showing I like them and asking questions , I sort of clam up , as if I do n't expect them to like me , or as if I 'm not interesting enough for them . |
| 16 | I do n't expect them to leave here with a catalogue of stories about what a terrible place Whitely is . |
| 17 | As a result with good control of working capital , our cash flow overall was virtually the same as in the previous year in spite of the significant profit collapse and although there may be some further redundancies this year , I do n't expect them to be in any way on the same scale as during nineteen ninety two and the important thing is that we now have costs in line with the lower level of revenue as we look into nineteen ninety three . |
| 18 | Erm , I mean I really ca n't , I do n't expect them to surge ahead as they did last year but all the signs are that , that , they 're doing very well and er , it 's a very well managed business erm , great cost control er , I do n't know whether you noticed recently that Meryl des described the erm , the management of erm , of A W as the er , I think it was the creme de la creme of the |
| 19 | I do n't expect we shall — not yet . |
| 20 | I do n't expect we will have a recession . |
| 21 | I respect that , I do n't expect her to follow me all over the place and be knitting until the show has finished . |
| 22 | ‘ It does n't matter , ’ he said , ‘ I do n't expect they will really want to know ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't expect they want me , ’ said Ruth . |
| 24 | And I suppose they go along about I do n't expect they do about six miles an hour . |
| 25 | Well I do n't expect they will , but er I mean if a number of them were interested enough , I mean people are away on holiday at that time , but , if we thought , if we got the response we could , what do you think ? |
| 26 | I do n't expect it to match Love Story , but I think he still has a lot of mileage and is well worth supporting . |
| 27 | Big in the States , but I do n't expect it will be major over here . |
| 28 | Let's be fair , now ; I do n't expect it makes much difference to Mrs Morgan , or her cat , " Mr Smith said , and a small smile played over his lips as he glanced at Dan Ashton , who grunted and looked down at his feet while Smith continued , " whether you were joking or in deadly seriousness . " |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't expect it to be pleasant , ’ Jessamy retorted . |
| 30 | ‘ No , I do n't expect it does . ’ |